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    Bill Plaschke: Lakers make necessary but dangerous decision to end LeBron James' minutes restriction

    LOS ANGELES — He is supposed to be getting old. LeBron James raced down the court for a thundering layup to give the Lakers their first fourth-quarter lead. He is supposed to be getting tired. LeBron James grabbed a rebound, stole a pass and scored on two more rumbling layups to give the Lakers the fourth-quarter lead they never lost. He was supposed to be on a minutes restriction. That lasted ...
    by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times Oct 27, 2023 4 minutes
    The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James looks over to a cheering crowd after scoring a basket against the Suns late in the fourth quarter at Crypto.com in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

    LOS ANGELES — He is supposed to be getting old.

    LeBron James raced down the court for a thundering layup to give the Lakers their first fourth-quarter lead.

    He is supposed to be getting tired.

    LeBron James grabbed a rebound, stole a pass and scored on two more rumbling layups to give the Lakers the fourth-quarter lead they never lost.

    He was supposed to be on a minutes restriction.

    That lasted all of one game.

    Two nights into what could be the final hurrah of LeBron James' career, the 38-year-old wonder played every second of the fourth quarter, totaled 35 minutes instead of the planned 30-or-fewer minutes, and, whew, good thing, because

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